creators_name: Kalloli M, M creators_name: Bafna, UD creators_name: Mukherjee, G creators_name: Devi, UK creators_name: Gouda, G creators_name: Rathod, PS creators_id: mahesh.kalloli@gmail.com editors_name: Kakkilaya, Srinivas editors_id: Kakkilaya BS type: journale datestamp: 2013-05-04 23:06:19 lastmod: 2013-05-04 23:06:19 metadata_visibility: show title: A Rare Xanthogranulomatous Oophoritis Presenting as Ovarian Cancer ispublished: pub subjects: OJHAS full_text_status: public keywords: Xanthogranulomatous Oophoritis; Ovarian Cancer; Omentum abstract: Xanthogranulomatous inflammation is an uncommon form of chronic inflammation that is destructive to affected organs; it is characterized by the presence of lipid-filled macrophages with admixed lymphocytes, plasma cells, and neutrophils. Only a few cases of xanthogranulomatous oophoritis have been reported to date. We describe a rare case of xanthogranulomatous oophoritis with involvement of omentum. date: 2012-07-25 date_type: published publication: Online Journal of Health and Allied Sciences volume: 11 number: 2(11) publisher: Kakkilaya BS refereed: TRUE referencetext: 1. Franco V, Florena AM, Guarneri G, Gargano G. Xanthogranulomatous salpingitis: case report and review of the literature. Acta Eur Fertil. 1990;21:197–199. 2. Goodman M, Curry T, Russell T. Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis (XGP): a local disease with systemic manifestations: report of 23 patients and review of literature. Medicine. 1979;58:171–181. 3. Jung SE, Lee JM, Lee KY, Han KT, Hahn ST. Xanthogranulomatous oophoritis: MR imaging findings with pathologic correlation. Am J Roentgenol 2002;178:749–751. 4. Gray Y, Libbey NP. Xanthogranulomatous salpingitis and oophoritis: a case report and review of the literature. Arch Pathol Lab Med 2001;125:260–263. 5. Kunakemakorn P, Ontai H. Pelvic inflammatory pseudotumor: A case report. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 1976;26:286-287. 6. Zhang XS, Dong HY, Zhang Ll, Desouki MM, Zhao C. Xanthogranulomatous Inflammation of the Female Genital Tract: Report of Three Cases. J Cancer 2012;3:100-106. 7. Shukla S, Pujani M, Singh SK, Pujani M. Xanthogranulomatous oophoritis associated with primary infertility and endometriosis. Indian J Pathol Microbiol 2010;53:197-198. 8. Clement PB. Nonneoplastic lesions of the ovary. In: Kurman RJ, ed. Blaustein’s pathology of the female genital tract, 4th ed. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1994. pp599–604. 9. Cozzuto C, Carbone A. The xanthogranulomatous process: xanthogranulomatous inflammation. Pathol Res Pract. 1988;183:395–402. 10. Walther M, Glenn JF, Vellios F. Xanthogranulomatous cystitis. J Urol. 1985;134:745-746. citation: Kalloli M, M and Bafna, UD and Mukherjee, G and Devi, UK and Gouda, G and Rathod, PS (2012) A Rare Xanthogranulomatous Oophoritis Presenting as Ovarian Cancer. [Journal (On-line/Unpaginated)] document_url: http://cogprints.org/8899/1/2012-2-11.pdf